SweetheartRN

SweetheartRN

LTC, Pediatrics, Renal Med/Surg

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  1. Dont wanna be a floor nurse..

    SweetheartRN replied to Meese.C's topic in General Nursing

    More than likely not unless you know

  2. Defining nursing with a single word...

    SweetheartRN replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

    Stressful

  3. nurse burnout

    SweetheartRN replied to mntcra's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad someone admitted that nursing has gotten harder. You'd think that we new nurses are just not being taught anything but I think the schools haven't caught up with the changes that have occured...

  4. Need some advice. I hate my job!

    SweetheartRN replied to MommyMmf's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I think I just

  5. Need some advice. I hate my job!

    SweetheartRN replied to MommyMmf's topic in General Nursing

    MommymF there IS NO REASON you HAVE to be miserable in your job ESPECIALLY if you don't have to work for insurance/benefits. I understand that not everyone is so lucky to be able to move around with...

  6. Need some advice. I hate my job!

    SweetheartRN replied to MommyMmf's topic in General Nursing

    Did she tell you she did not like what you posted? I think she was specifically referring to ScottE's post. Who said she was making her coworkers miserable? There are people out there who can hate...

  7. Do they not want the truth in exit interviews?

    SweetheartRN replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Simply put....no they really

  8. Ever wonder...

    SweetheartRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    How did she work in ICU for a year then? Think she knows the department manager? My last job new hires all knew the nurse manager. A few went to church with her or she knew their

  9. Another vent.

    SweetheartRN replied to Do-over's topic in General Nursing

    Munch, I am so so sorry this happened to you. I really am. I just have to wonder/ask what happened that caused the patient to fall? If she fell that easily with you, what makes you think she wouldn't...

  10. How to handle pregnancy

    SweetheartRN replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Emergency

    The best thing to do is talk with your doctor at length about the things and patients you need to avoid and do while you are pregnant and working as a nurse. This subject should not be a hit and miss...

  11. How to handle pregnancy

    SweetheartRN replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Emergency

    Please stop texting us. We are not on the

  12. dumbest nurse in the industry.

    SweetheartRN replied to sarahg88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I check the charts several times a shift. Check it when you come in. After you pass morning meds, when a patient comes back from a procedure....etc. Check it as often as you can throughout the shift....

  13. 12hr chart check vs 24hr chart check

    SweetheartRN replied to jscholarrn's topic in General Nursing

    We work 12 hrs on our floor. I check the charts when I come on after report. The previous nurse did the same thing so technically our floor actually does "24 hour chart checks" every 12 hours. If you...

  14. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    SweetheartRN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Is it really that important? I don't necessarily care what kind of ego-trip, self gratification, etc. in her/his mind it takes for a nurse to do the best job she/he can. IF it has no direct negative...

  15. Rough start....not coping at all.

    SweetheartRN replied to 2126's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have hit the nail on the head. You feel exactly like I do...minus the crying. I moan and complain alot before my shift though. People say it gets better, and I'm sure it does. How do you survive...

  16. something need to be changed

    SweetheartRN replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    Drive for customer service. Very high acutiy patients for our floor and nurse to patient

  17. Nursing or X ray Tech?

    SweetheartRN replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    OP I think shadowing an x-ray tech will be a good thing. Also make sure in your area you will have opportunity for advancement and different areas to go into in the field like ctnjason has been able...

  18. What would you rather do than go into work this weekend?

    SweetheartRN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Scott, the visual truly wasn't necessary. I would rather be doing just about ANYTHING else. The painful part is that I'm working my last week of my three week mandatory notice and I can't call out or...

  19. You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    SweetheartRN replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    Well I must say the infatuation phase with nursing and my patients is long over. So whatever stage of "love" that comes after that is where I'm at. This is kinda funny because this reminded me that...

  20. Will a past DUI affect taking the NCLEX/Getting hired?

    SweetheartRN replied to NURSING STUDENT 12's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    This is one of those posts everybody

  21. honestly, how soon will you leave bedside nursing...

    SweetheartRN replied to EDnursetobe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm happy to be going back to my peds clinic job in a structured environment where I can deliver care I can feel good about and be treated like a human being at the same time. I am moving into another...

  22. Does it get any better...I HOPE SO

    SweetheartRN replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds overwhelming like my floor. I had a six wk orientation. We are not a monitor floor but its extremely busy because its renal medical. Patients are frequently going and coming to and from...

  23. New Grads vs Me. I hate this economy.

    SweetheartRN replied to SushiRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with NickiLaughs...it sounds like you spend about as much time as you most likely would with your son if you were to work nights in the hospital. Unless you've done nights before you won't...

  24. What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    SweetheartRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dreamed that I was assigned a patient that I forgot about that I never saw, assessed, or passed meds on all day long and didn't remember I had them until it was time to give report to oncoming...

  25. How do you decompress/debrief?

    SweetheartRN replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in Emergency

    I pray. Also I realize that when I get off especially right after a shift I just tell myself that I'm finished with my shift and there is nothing more I can do during my time off. My shift is OVER....